Turpentine cup



Apr 7, 1931- H. FULENWIDER ET AL TURPENIINE CUP Filed April 21,

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which may accumulate 1n the cup to drain BATION OF GEORGIA Application filed April 21,

This invention relates to improvements in -metallic or other receptacles, and more particularly to an improved form of turpentine cup used for collecting the resinous gum from pine trees.

An object of our invention is. to provide an improved form of turpentine cup folded from a single sheet of metal, and making the folds in the same on the inside of the cup instead of on the outside as is the usual practice, thereby effecting a decided saving in material used since a shorter blank may be used where the folds are on the inside than where the folds are on the outside of the cup. I

Another object of our invention is to provide an improved folded metal turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material, and so arranged that the material usually trimmed off from the top of the cup serves as a reinforcing means or is turned over to house short reinforcing wires placed at the opposite ends of the cup.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folded turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material, in which one or more Water drains are formed in each end of thereby permitting the surplus water therefrom without allowing the resinous gum to escape from the cup. V

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved form of turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material, which will be highly efiicient in use and quite inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of our application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our im-' proved turpentine cup;

Figure 2 is an end view of the turpentine Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view takenon the line 4--& of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is'a perspective View of one of the reinforcing bands used at the opposite ends .of our turpentine cup. 1

' TURPENTINE our 1930. Serial no. 446,022.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts. r i

In carrying out our invention, we form our improved turpentine cup 1 from a single blank of sheet metal by foldingthe same so that the folds will'be on the inside of the cup and at the oppositeends thereof, as clearly illustrated in Figuresland 3 of the draw: ings. y

The cup 1 will be provided with a bottom 2," sidewalls 3 and end walls 4, and will be sub. stantially rectangular in shape, vbeing slightly larger'at the top than at the bottom. The: end walls 4 of the cup 1 are provided with spaced S folds 5 on the inside of the cup,

of the said S-folds is crimped to provide the spaced vertical water passages 6, havingdis-v chargeoutlet's 7 at the top of the passageson the outside of the cup, and inlet ports 8 at the lowerends of the 'passages'on the'inside of the cup, as clearly illustrated in Figured of the drawings. The purpose of the passages 6 is to permit the draining of any water accumulated in the cupand to prevent the resinous gum from escaping from'the cup. The material from which the cups are formed is notched at the upper corners 9 to provide an anchorage for the wire reinforcing bands 10 which are disposed at the opposite ends of the cup and extend along the opposite sides thereof and terminate in the prongs 11 which are adapted to be received within the lock sockets 12 formed through the side walls of the cup, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 From the foregoing description, it is be- I lieved that the specificreinforcingbands and the same at the ends and opposite their supporting beads are new in the particular use, also, it is believed that the folding of the S-folds on the inside ends of the cups is novel. Furthermore, the drain grooves I T l a '1 L ill. the $490108 are a decider. step in advance and are believed to be novel.

Many minor changes in details of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the United States is:

1. A turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material comprising a bottom, sides and ends, and U-shap'ed reinforcing bands secured at the opposite ends of said cupand positively engaging the side wallsthereof.

2. A turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material comprising a bottom, sides and ends, said ends being formed with S- folds on their inner surfaces, and U-shaped reinforcing bands secured at the opposite ends of said cup and positively engaging the side walls thereof.

3. A turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material comprising a bottom, sides and ends, saidvends being formed with E3- folds on their'inner surfaces, spaced beads formed at the opposite sides and ends of said cup, and U-shaped reinforcing bands secured in said beads and having laterally extending securing means formed at their extremities adapted to be received in the sidewalls of said cup.

4:. A turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material comprising a bottom, sides and ends, said ends being formed with S- folds on their inner surfaces and with vertically disposeddrain passages, spaced beads formed at the opposite side and ends of said cup, lock sockets formed in the opposite sides of said cup, and U-shaped reinforcing bands secured in said beads and having laterally extending securing means formedv at their extremities adapted to be received in said sockets. v p

5. The combination as set forth in claim 4, and an inlet port for each drain passage located at the lower end thereof and on the inside of the cup, and an outlet port at the upper end thereof and on the outsideof the cup.

6. A turpentine cup formed from a single blank of material comprising a bottom, sides and ends, said ends being formed with spaced alined S-foldson the inside of said cup, the outer folds of said S-folds being formed to provide vertically alined drain passages having their inlets on the inside of the cup and at the lower ends of said passages, and their outlets on the outside of said cup and 'at the top of said passages.

7. Aturpentine cup formed from a single blank of material comprising a bottom, sides.

and' ends, said ends being formed with-S; folds on their mner surfaces, and a reinforctures.

HARRY FULENWIDER. HARRY NORRIS. 

